The Bible Is About Walking Out of Egypt

Egypt wasn’t just a country.
It was an identity.
It was the place where God’s people were owned, broken, and told every day who they were not.

So when God delivered Israel, He wasn’t just relocating them. He was remaking them.

Egypt Sticks Around

The problem is, you can leave Egypt and still carry it with you.

Fresh out of slavery, the people of Israel found themselves in the wilderness longing for their old chains.

“Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full…”
(Exodus 16:3)

They remembered the meals, not the masters. The food, not the whips. The security, not the slavery.

That’s how Egypt works. Even bondage can feel safer than freedom when freedom feels uncertain.

Not Just an Exit—An Entrance

God didn’t just get His people out of Egypt. He was bringing them to Himself.

“And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God…”
(Exodus 6:7)

Exodus wasn’t just about escape. It was about belonging.
Not just leaving behind what enslaved them, but entering into covenant with the God who loved them.

Salvation is never only about what you’re saved from.
It’s about what you’re saved for.

One Step… and a Thousand More

Crossing the Red Sea happened in a moment.
But learning to walk with God in freedom? That took years.

The wilderness is proof that walking out of Egypt is harder than one step.
They were out, but not yet home.
And every day, they had to decide again: Will we keep walking, or will we turn back?

So do we.

Jesus, the Greater Exodus

On the mount of Transfiguration, Moses and Elijah spoke with Jesus about His “exodus” (Luke 9:31).
His death and resurrection would be the final Red Sea crossing.
A way out of slavery to sin. A way into the freedom of God’s presence.

And still—following Him is a walk.
Not one decision at an altar years ago, but daily: “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.” (Luke 9:23)

Walking Out of Egypt

The Bible isn’t about strong people who never look back.
It’s about a faithful God who keeps bringing His people out—again and again—until Egypt is no longer home.

And maybe that’s you.
Maybe you’ve left, but Egypt still whispers.
Maybe the wilderness feels longer than you thought it would.

Don’t stop walking.
The God who parts seas doesn’t abandon His people in the desert.
If He brought you out, He will bring you in.

Because the Bible is about walking out of Egypt—
and into Him.